Born to a Jewish family in Yanceyville, North Carolina, Fels family relocated to Philadelphia, where Samuel's older brother Joseph Fels founded a soap manufacturing company, Fels & Co., which found success with the product Fels-Naptha. Samuel became the company's first president, a post he held until his death at age 90.
An active philanthropist, in 1936, Fels established the Samuel S. Fels Fund, which provides support to Philadelphia-area non-profit organizations. Fels also founded the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government.
In 1912, Henry H. Goddard dedicated his book on eugenics The Kallikak Family to Fels: "who made this study and who has followed the work from its incipiency with kindly criticism and advice".[2]
Referencesedit
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
^Goddard, Henry Herbert (1912). "The Kallikak family : a study in the heredity of feeble-mindedness". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External linksedit
Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania
The Fels Planetarium at The Franklin Institute
The Samuel S. Fels Fund
Fels Longitudinal Study
Iso Briselli, the adopted son of Samuel S. Fels
The Samuel Simeon Fels Papers, including correspondence, records and other materials, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
January 01, 1970
samuel, simeon, fels, february, 1860, yanceyville, north, carolina, june, 1950, philadelphia, pennsylvania, american, businessman, philanthropist, fels, institute, governmentbornfebruary, 1860yanceyville, north, carolina, diedjune, 1950, philadelphia, pennsylv. Samuel Simeon Fels February 16 1860 in Yanceyville North Carolina June 23 1950 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania was an American businessman and philanthropist Samuel Simeon FelsFels Institute of GovernmentBornFebruary 16 1860Yanceyville North Carolina U S DiedJune 23 1950 age 90 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S OccupationSoap manufacturerSpouseJennie MayFamilyJoseph Fels brother Contents 1 Biography 2 Philanthropy 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn to a Jewish family in Yanceyville North Carolina Fels family relocated to Philadelphia where Samuel s older brother Joseph Fels founded a soap manufacturing company Fels amp Co which found success with the product Fels Naptha Samuel became the company s first president a post he held until his death at age 90 Fels was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1939 1 Philanthropy editAn active philanthropist in 1936 Fels established the Samuel S Fels Fund which provides support to Philadelphia area non profit organizations Fels also founded the University of Pennsylvania s Fels Institute of Government Fels is known for commissioning Samuel Barber s Violin Concerto Op 14 in 1939 In 1912 Henry H Goddard dedicated his book on eugenics The Kallikak Family to Fels who made this study and who has followed the work from its incipiency with kindly criticism and advice 2 References edit APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2023 05 10 Goddard Henry Herbert 1912 The Kallikak family a study in the heredity of feeble mindedness Wellcome Collection Retrieved 6 December 2021 External links editFels Institute of Government University of Pennsylvania The Fels Planetarium at The Franklin Institute The Samuel S Fels Fund Fels Longitudinal Study Iso Briselli the adopted son of Samuel S Fels The Samuel Simeon Fels Papers including correspondence records and other materials are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Simeon Fels amp oldid 1212514741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
